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More than 23,000 struggling Floridians have so far received $1.7 billion in mortgage relief as part of a landmark $25 billion national settlement with five giant home lenders, the Florida Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday. Floridians are ultimately to receive about $8 billion. The initial relief to Floridians announced Wednesday includes principal forgiveness, loan modifications and the suspension of mortgage payments until a later date, according to an interim report. Some homeowners also received waivers from banks so they don’t have to pay money the bank lost in a short sale of properties that sold for less than the mortgage. Joseph Smith, Jr., the national...

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More than 23,000 struggling Floridians have so far received $1.7 billion in mortgage relief as part of a landmark $25 billion national settlement with five giant home lenders, the Florida Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday.Floridians are...

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was greeted with audible boos and a few loud cheers during a Super Bowl-related appearance in New York City on Saturday, a day after a former appointee said the popular Republican knew about politically motivated lane...

Many organizations are collecting money to assist victims of last week's terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Somerset County, Pa.
Among them:
The American Red Cross is accepting contributions by phone at 800-HELP-NOW or 800-257- 7575...